Ellen Keane books Paris 2024 spot after clinching silver at Para Swimming World Championships

Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Ellen Keane claimed a silver in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB8 final at the Para Swimming World Championship on Sunday to guarantee Team Ireland another slot for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Keane, who had won her heat in a time of 01:22.45, set a pace of 01:21.43 in the final which was just short of the gold medal winner.

Speaking after her final, Keane said: "I'm delighted. Obviously, I’m disappointed not to have won the gold medal and it is my last world championships so that opportunity is gone. But I’ve booked another slot for Paris and I’m so happy with that."

Róisín Ní Riain finished out her world championships with fourth in the 200m IM final. The Limerick swimmer won silver and gold throughout the week and was the first to qualify a slot for the Irish team for next year's Games in Paris.

"It’s not quite the result I would have liked but I think these are the kind of swims that you learn from so I can go back home and put in a good year and hopefully put in a better one next time," she said after her final.

Last up for Team Ireland on day seven of the championships, which are taking place in Manchester, was Tokyo silver medallist Nicole Turner who faced off against newcomer to the team Dearbhaile Brady in the 50m butterfly final.

Turner was unlucky to miss out on a bronze medal in her final by the tightest of margins.

"It was tough to finish on but I think everyday is a learning day and I did learn a lot from that race and a lot can happen in para sport. I went in third and came out fourth," she said.

Brady had a strong swim in her first world championships appearance, finishing in fifth, just behind her team-mate Turner.

"Swimming against world class athletes was just amazing. I grew up